Haikus for Space

A haiku is form of structured poetry derived from short Japanese poetry.  Although there are many interpretations of what a haiku is, the traditional haiku in English is a three line poem.  The first line contains five syllables, the second line contains seven syllables, and the third line contains five syllables.  So the traditional English haiku structure is referred to as 5-7-5.    Being a short form of highly structured poetry, it is a simple form for anyone interested to attempt.

Can you come up with any haikus?  Due to the restrictive nature of the form, feel free to omit words that are superfluous or that do not add meaning.  For instance, rather than writing "The waves wash the Moon", you could write "Waves welcome moonrise".  Think about it like writing a telegraph or a quick text message.  You have a short amount of space to convey as much meaning as possible.  Try writing one and sharing it.

In honor of the Summer of Space and the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, I have written some haikus related to demonstrate.

(1*)
Rice, beans, fine cornbread
Heroes’ ambrosia consumed
Another tie snipped

(2) 
Flames punctuate sky
Apollo’s nest, Saturn’s heart
Breathless beach in awe

(3)
Eagle has landed
Infringing tranquility
Earth stands united

(4)
Pacified splashdown
Swimming honed hornet assists
Quarantined legends

(5)
Mankind’s benefit
Extra-planetary trip
Truth advancing faith

* How are rice, beans, and cornbread related to space?  Click here to find out more:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/beans-a-launch-tradition/

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